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Table Of Contents:
Contributors ix

1 Dedication: Kenneth J. Frey: Oat Breeder, Educator, and Champion of Plant Breeding 1(36)

Ann Marie Thro

Larry Robertson

I Introduction 2(1)

II Early Life and Career Beginnings 3(2)

III Research 5(5)

IV Graduate Educator 10(2)

V Champion of Plant Breeding: The National Plant Breeding Study 12(4)

VI The Man 16(1)

VII Awards and Honors 17(1)

VIII Epilogue 18(1)

Literature Cited 19(2)

Selected Publications of Kenneth J. Frey 21(16)

2 Strategies for Enhancing Grain Yield in Maize 37(46)

M. Tollenaar

E. A. Lee

I A Historical Perspective 38(6)

II Opportunities for Future Yield Improvement 44(4)

III Plant Density 48(12)

IV Improvement in Resource-Use Efficiency 60(13)

V Conclusions 73(2)

Literature Cited 75(8)

3 Quality Protein Maize: Progress and Prospects 83(48)

G. N. Atlin

N. Palacios

R. Babu

B. Das

S. Twumasi-Afriyie

D. K. Friesen

H. De Groote

B. Vivek

K. V. Pixley

I Introduction 84(3)

II Quality Protein Maize: A Complex Genetic and Biochemical System 87(10)

III Human Nutritional Benefits of QPM 97(4)

IV QPM as Livestock Feed 101(5)

V Progress in the Development of QPM Hybrids and Synthetics 106(9)

VI Release and Adoption of QPM Cultivars 115(6)

VII Conclusions 121(3)

Literature Cited 124(7)

4 Vegetative Phase Change in Maize: Biotic Resistance and Agronomic Performance 131(30)

M. A. Chandler

E. S. Riedeman

W. F. Tracy

I Introduction 132(6)

II Vegetative Phase Change and Biotic Resistance in Maize 138(11)

III Vegetative Phase Change and Agronomic Performance in Maize 149(2)

IV Vegetative Phase Change and Pest Resistance on Other Plant Species 151(3)

V Summary and Conclusions 154(1)

Literature Cited 155(6)

5 Plant Interspecific Hybridization: Outcomes and Issues at the Intersection of Species 161(60)

Ed R. Morgan

Gail M. Timmerman-Vaughan

Anthony J. Conner

William B. Griffin

Richard Pickering

I Introduction 163(2)

II Species and Hybrids 165(4)

III Protocols for Hybridization 169(4)

IV Outcomes of Hybridization 173(13)

V Genomic and Gene Expression Consequences of Interspecific Hybridization 186(7)

VI Verification of Hybrids 193(9)

VII Estimating Donor Parental DNA Content in Progeny From Hybrids 202(3)

VIII Conclusions 205(2)

Literature Cited 207(14)

6 DNA-Based Identification of Clonally Propagated Cultivars 221(76)

Hilde Nybom

Kurt Weising

I Introduction 223(1)

II Molecular Methods 224(14)

III Choice of Method 238(13)

IV Applications 251(26)

V Conclusions and Future Outlooks 277(1)

Literature Cited 278(19)

7 Designing Marker-Assisted Inbred Line Development Strategies Using Computer Simulation 297(52)

Guoyou Ye

M. van Ginkel

I Introduction 299(1)

II Requirements for Modeling Breeding Program 300(5)

III Recent Development in Genetic Mapping 305(8)

IV Investigating the Effectiveness of MAS Strategies 313(10)

V Examples to Demonstrate the Design of MAS Strategies 323(18)

VI Prospects 341(2)

VII Conclusion 343(1)

Literature Cited 344(5)
Subject Index 349(2)
Cumulative Subject Index 351(22)
Cumulative Contributor Index 373